Under the Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations, it is an offence to use or permit the use of any smoky vehicle on the road.
On Oct 3, 1980, Seow Lam Seng , who was then 25-year-old, and his friend Lee Ah Fatt were stopped and searched by policemen in Singapore on suspicion of unlawful possession of pistol.
According to Misuse of Drugs Act, if a person is found guilty of drug trafficking, the person could face a long prison term, caning, and even capital punishment.
SCDF said the members of the in-house emergency response team managed the fire using three hosereels. Later, the SCDF officers extinguished the fire with the help of two waterjets.